title: Acute administration of rt-PA for acute stroke in Pakistani patients--what does the available evidence teach us?
authors.affiliation: Stroke Service and Vascular Fellowship Program, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Ayeesha Kamran
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kamal
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D044466:Asian People; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology; D010154:Pakistan; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator